MeadoWatch Volunteer Resources

You will receive all the materials that you will need to successfully collect data on your hike at the training. If you do not have a National Park entrance letter, please email us at mwatch@uw.edu.

However, if you would like extra copies or additional information, we have linked our volunteer resources below. Please feel free to use them and email us with any other questions.

Our Hikes and Collecting DataSee the MeadoWatch Hike Info page for information about our hikes. MeadoWatch volunteers who have participated in an orientation in 2017 may sign up to collect data for us on these hikes. Returning volunteers who have sent us NPS and UW waivers and self oriented may also sign up (contact us if you want information about this). Go to the following links for each of our two hikes:Sign up for Reflection Lakes HikeSign up for Glacier Basin Hike

Plot marker status (per hike)Below information on how many of our plot markers (per hike) have been placed. This should also give you a sense of snow cover during the early season! Of course, trail markers can (and do) disappear, and we try to visit to replace any missing markers once a week. We will update this information weekly until all markers have been placed.Reflection Lakes: 11/11 trail markers placed (all plots), as of 07/22/17Glacier Basin: 17/17 trail markers placed (all plots), as of 07/06/17

Camping InfoFor information about where to camp and how to send a request please visit our Camping Info page

SafetyYour safety is our first priority, please read the following safety guidelines (update annually) before each hiking season.

Snowmelt forecastsIan Breckheimer, graduate student in the HilleRisLambers lab, has developed a Mt. Rainier specific snow melt forecast map (i.e. estimates of the date that snow disappears across the park)! Check it out here.